Gerardo Guillen

Gerardo Guillén is the Cuban Scientific Director at the China–Cuba Biotechnology Innovation Center (Hunan) and a Senior Researcher at the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in Havana. His work focuses on prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines and biotechnological drugs for cancer, infectious diseases, neuroprotection, cardio protection, autoimmunity, and wound healing. He is a Professor at the University of Havana and the Latin American School of Medicine, and a Member of the Cuban Academy of Sciences and TWAS. He has published 290 articles, holds over 60 patents, and received the WIPO Gold Medal for the Abdala COVID 19 vaccine patent.